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I plan on applying ED for Dartmouth this fall. I feel that the main area that might be hurting my chances of acceptance is my SAT I scores. I scored a 1440 (780m,660v)on my first try. Are these scores going to significantly hurt my chances of getting into Dartmouth? If so, what would be considered ideal SAT I scores for Dartmouth?

By Student8712 (Student8712) on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 08:17 pm: Edit

Definitely not

By Giants (Giants) on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 09:33 pm: Edit

Well...the ideal score for any college would be 1600 I guess, but you should be fine. Your scores definitely put you in the proverbial ballpark, and your other stats will determine whether or not you get in.

By Progex (Progex) on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 10:28 pm: Edit

Since it's your first try, take it again to improve to a level 1500.

However, 1440 is good enough, as long as you complement it with other priority subjects.

By Bullrider7788 (Bullrider7788) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:26 am: Edit

1440 is definetly good enough for Darthmouth. Their average is 1420.

By Apguy (Apguy) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:54 am: Edit

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Are these scores going to significantly hurt my chances of getting into Dartmouth? If so, what would be considered ideal SAT I scores for Dartmouth?

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By Mazzo (Mazzo) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 11:22 am: Edit

According to princeton review best 345 colleges book 2003 edition.

dartmouth college range sat scores
--verbal: 660-750
--math: 670-760

dartmouth average sat scores:
--verbal: 702
--math: 713

so you should be fine

By Aspirer42 (Aspirer42) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 01:21 pm: Edit

Remember, though, that includes URMs and legacies.

By Aoe2guy (Aoe2guy) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 11:17 pm: Edit

you can't be so literal when it comes to admissions, we've all heard of people with great stats get turned down and people with lower ones accepted. It seems that your score is above avg, which as someone stated before, helps, but to strengthen your chances you will need to craft an excellent essay, as well as a couple of solid activities and hopefully some praisworthy positions!

By Onemanarmy (Onemanarmy) on Saturday, July 19, 2003 - 06:02 pm: Edit

bump